"Do you think the Democratic Party or the Republican Party is more
responsible for the lack of cooperation between the two parties in
Washington?"

Democratic
Party

Republican
Party

Both
(vol.)

Unsure

%

%

%

%

12/18-21/14

31

42

25

3

12/17-19/10

28

46

23

3

2/12-15/10

35

37

25

2

"If the two parties can develop bipartisan solutions to the country's
problems, which party do you think should give up more of the proposals it
supports: the Democratic Party or the Republican Party?"

"When it comes to [see below], which party do you think would do a
better job: the Democratic Party, the Republican Party, or both about the
same? If you think that neither would do a good job, please just say so."

"Thinking about the political parties: Please tell me if you think each
phrase I read better describes the REPUBLICAN Party and its leaders or the
DEMOCRATIC Party and its leaders (First,) which party do you think is better
described by the phrase [see below]?"

Republican
Party

Democratic
Party

Both
equally
(vol.)

Neither
(vol.)

Unsure/
Refused

%

%

%

%

%

"Is more extreme in its
positions"

10/15-20/14

51

35

5

2

7

1/15-19/14

54

35

5

2

5

10/9-13/13

55

34

5

1

5

12/5-9/12

53

33

4

1

9

3/7-11/12

50

35

5

1

9

12/7-11/11

53

33

4

1

9

"Is more willing to work with
political leaders from the other party"

10/15-20/14

28

51

2

13

7

1/15-19/14

27

52

1

13

7

10/9-13/13

32

50

2

11

6

12/5-9/12

27

53

2

10

8

12/7-11/11

25

51

3

12

10

"Can better manage the federal
government" N=992 (Form 1)

10/15-20/14

38

40

2

12

8

1/15-19/14

40

41

2

11

6

10/9-13/13

42

39

3

10

6

12/5-9/12

36

45

2

10

7

3/7-11/12

39

42

1

9

9

12/7-11/11

35

41

3

13

9

"Is more influenced by
lobbyists and special interests"N=992 (Form 1)

10/15-20/14

45

32

13

1

9

1/15-19/14

47

30

11

2

10

12/5-9/12

41

35

12

1

12

"Is more concerned with the
needs of people like me" N=1,011 (Form 2)

10/15-20/14

31

53

2

9

5

1/15-19/14

32

52

3

9

5

10/9-13/13

34

54

1

7

4

"Governs in a more honest
and ethical way" N=1,011 (Form 2)

10/15-20/14

31

42

3

16

8

1/15-19/14

31

41

3

19

7

12/7-11/11

28

45

2

16

9

"And which party could do a better job of dealing
with the economy?"

Republican
Party

Democratic
Party

Both
equally
(vol.)

Neither
(vol.)

Unsure/
Refused

%

%

%

%

%

10/15-20/14

41

39

6

8

6

7/8-14/14

47

39

4

6

4

1/15-19/14

42

38

10

7

3

10/9-13/13

44

37

5

9

5

5/1-5/13

42

38

6

8

6

5/25-30/11

38

40

5

8

8

9/16-19/10

38

37

8

10

8

5/20-23/10

33

34

9

14

10

2/3-9/10

38

41

7

6

7

8/27-30/09

32

42

6

12

9

"Which party
could do a better job of dealing with immigration?"

Republican
Party

Democratic
Party

Both
equally
(vol.)

Neither
(vol.)

Unsure/
Refused

%

%

%

%

%

10/15-20/14

41

40

5

7

7

7/8-14/14

42

40

4

7

6

1/15-19/14

38

39

8

8

7

10/9-13/13

40

39

4

8

9

5/1-5/13

38

38

7

8

9

12/5-9/12

35

44

5

6

10

9/22 - 10/4/11

45

37

3

6

9

5/25-30/11

39

37

4

9

11

10/13-18/10

35

28

9

12

16

9/16-19/10

39

32

7

10

12

5/20-23/10

35

27

10

14

14

4/21-26/10

36

35

7

11

12

8/27-30/09

31

36

6

13

13

2/20-24/08

38

43

4

6

9

"Which party could do the better job of making wise decisions about foreign
policy?"N=992 (Form 1)

Republican
Party

Democratic
Party

Both
equally
(vol.)

Neither
(vol.)

Unsure/
Refused

%

%

%

%

%

10/15-20/14

40

39

6

9

7

7/8-14/14

43

39

5

7

6

2/20-24/08

40

45

4

4

7

"Which party
could do the better job of dealing with the federal budget deficit?"N=992 (Form 1)

Republican
Party

Democratic
Party

Both
equally
(vol.)

Neither
(vol.)

Unsure/
Refused

%

%

%

%

%

10/15-20/14

42

36

4

10

8

1/15-19/14

45

35

6

6

8

9/4-8/13

43

35

7

9

5

1/9-13/13

40

39

7

8

6

12/5-9/12

43

38

4

7

9

3/7-11/12

42

41

2

7

7

9/22 - 10/4/11

46

37

4

6

7

4/21-26/10

38

35

6

11

10

"Which party could do the better job of dealing with
health care?"N=992 (Form 1)

Republican
Party

Democratic
Party

Both
equally
(vol.)

Neither
(vol.)

Unsure/
Refused

%

%

%

%

%

10/15-20/14

38

46

3

7

6

7/8-14/14

40

45

4

6

5

1/15-19/14

37

45

3

6

8

9/4-8/13

40

39

6

9

5

12/5-9/12

38

48

4

4

6

3/7-11/12

35

49

1

7

8

9/22 - 10/4/11

38

49

3

4

6

"Which party could do the better job of dealing with the
terrorist threat at home?"N=1,011 (Form 2)

Republican
Party

Democratic
Party

Both
equally
(vol.)

Neither
(vol.)

Unsure/
Refused

%

%

%

%

%

10/15-20/14

46

30

9

7

9

10/13-18/10

38

26

13

9

14

"Which party could do the better job of dealing with
policies on abortion and contraception?"N=1,011 (Form 2)

Republican
Party

Democratic
Party

Both
equally
(vol.)

Neither
(vol.)

Unsure/
Refused

%

%

%

%

%

10/15-20/14

35

45

4

5

11

7/8-14/14

36

48

3

6

7

"Which party could do the better job of dealing with
education policy?"N=1,011 (Form 2)

"Looking
ahead for the next few years, which political party do you think will do a
better job of protecting the country from international terrorism and
military threats: the Republican Party or the Democratic Party?"Options
rotated

Republican
Party

Democratic
Party

No difference
(vol.)/Unsure

%

%

%

9/4-7/14

55

32

13

9/5-8/13

45

39

16

9/6-9/12

45

45

10

9/8-11/11

49

38

13

9/13-16/10

51

38

12

8/31 - 9/2/09

49

42

10

9/8-11/08

49

42

9

9/14-16/07

42

47

11

9/7-10/06

44

42

13

9/12-15/05

48

37

15

9/8-10/03

51

36

13

9/5-8/02

50

31

19

"Looking
ahead for the next few years, which political party do you think will do a
better job of keeping the country prosperous: the Republican Party or the
Democratic Party?"Options
rotated

"When it comes to [see below], which party do you think would do a
better job: the Democratic Party, the Republican Party, or both about the
same? If you think that neither would do a good job, please just say so." Some items
asked of half the sample.

Democratic
Party

Republican
Party

About
the same

Neither

Unsure

%

%

%

%

%

"Showing compassion and
concern for people"

12/4-8/13

45

17

16

20

2

"Being willing to work with
the other party to pass needed legislation"

"When it comes to [see below], which party do you think would do a
better job: the Democratic Party, the Republican Party, or both about the
same? If you think that neither would do a good job, please just say so."

"Thinking about some issues, please tell me if you think the REPUBLICAN
Party or the DEMOCRATIC Party could do the better job in each of the
following areas. First, which party could do the better job of [see below]?
How about [see below]?"

"When it comes to [see below], which party do you think would do a
better job: the Democratic Party, the Republican Party, or both about the
same? If you think that neither would do a good job, please just say so."
Some items asked of half the sample.

"When it comes to [see below], which party do you think would do a
better job: the Democratic Party, the Republican Party, or both about the
same? If you think that neither would do a good job, please just say so."

Democratic
Party

Republican
Party

About
the same

Neither

Unsure

%

%

%

%

%

"Dealing with Afghanistan"Half sample (Form A)

6/20-24/12

30

25

17

20

8

12/7-11/11

23

26

26

20

5

"Providing oversight of Wall
Street and banks"Half sample (Form B)

6/20-24/12

29

27

15

22

7

"Representing the opportunity
to move up the economic ladder"Half sample (Form A)

"When it comes to [see below],which party
do you feel is most attuned and sensitive to issues that affect this group:
the Democratic Party, the Republican Party, both parties are about the same,
or neither party is good here?"